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WANNABE: ALL WASHED UP: A Roundtable Interview With The Mockumentary Makers

Introduction Hollywood loves comeback stories. Few, however, are quite as gloriously awkward or as hilariously self-inflicted as Wannabe: All Washed Up. Twenty years after Richard...

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS Review: This Is What They Mean By A Crime Against Film

Introduction The concept of the celebrity sex pass was popularized on an episode of Friends. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, a celebrity...

AUTONOMOUS: Kyle Valle And Erin Áine Talk About Their Groundbreaking ‘Micro Horror’

Introduction Independent filmmaking has always been about embracing limitations and transforming them into opportunities. Whether it's stretching a budget, building creatures from scratch, or experimenting...

Paul Thomas Anderson – Past, Present and Future

Introduction There are certain "event" directors, where when their film is pending release, it's considered a "must-see" event. Regardless of whether it turns out to...

THE WATER MAN: A Review Of David Oyelowo’s Directorial Debut

Cinema Scholars presents a review of The Water Man, David Oyelowo's directorial debut. The film is executive produced by Oprah Winfrey, and stars Lonnie...

The Old Hollywood Homes of Palm Springs

Located just over 100 miles from Los Angeles, Palm Springs has gone hand in hand with Hollywood for the better part of a century....

The Making of POPEYE (1980)

Introduction With the recent passing of acclaimed actor Shelly Duvall at the age of 75, we thought this would be a good time to do...

Jodorowsky’s DUNE – An Unmade Epic

As we eagerly await Denis Villeneuve's big-budget third film in the Dune franchise (to be released in 2026), we thought this would be a...